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BRAHMS
Serenades Op.11 & Op. 16 Gewandhaus Orchester Leipzig / Kurt Masur (conductor) [ Pentatone SACD / SACD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] There was nothing else for it, but to take the well-nigh insurmountable hurdle set by Beethoven. And what is more, without once again falling flat on his face, as had been the case during the second performance of his Piano Concerto Op.15 in 1859. |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Complete Symphonies Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Herbert Blomstedt [ Pentatone / 3 CD Box Set - released 16/Sep/2022 ] Herbert Blomstedt and the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig present Brahms's complete symphonies on Pentatone. These recordings, made between 2019 and 2021, have already met with extraordinary critical acclaim. BBC Music Magazine praised the performance of... |
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Gewandhausorchester Leipzig/Ma
Beethoven: Overtures [ Pentatone / 2 SACD - released 21/Mar/2011 ] |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphonies 4 & 7 Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Kurt Masur [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 11/Oct/2004 ] Recorded 1972 |
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DVORAK / BEETHOVEN / WOLF / KREISLER
Old Souls - Chamber Music for Flute and Strings Gili Schwarzman, Guy Braunstein, Alisa Weilerstein, Amihai Grosz, Susanna Yoko Henkel [ Pentatone / CD - released 27/Sep/2019 ] Old Souls presents masterworks of Beethoven, DvoĆák, Wolf and Kreisler in new arrangements for flute and strings, played by a group of outstanding young musicians. Guy Braunstein's arrangements display these well-known pieces in a fresh new light,... |
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Grumiaux Quartet
Tchaikovsky/Handel/Mozart [ Pentatone / Hybrid SACD ] |
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Gulbenkian Orc/Foster
Bartok/Kodaly/Ligeti: 1St Rhap [ Pentatone / SACD - released 17/Jan/2011 ] |
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SALIERI
Requiem in C minor Gulbenkian Orchestra / Lawrence Foster [ Pentatone SACD / SACD - released 20/Jul/2010 ] "Lawrence Foster chooses convincing tempi and relishes the intermittent opportunities for drama in the Sequence...The chorus, topped by a youthful, unwobbly soprano line, sing with fresh, well-knit tone; and the solo quartet, with little to challenge... |
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ANTON BRUCKNER
Bruckner - Symphony No. 1 & 4 Orchestral Pieces Gustavo Gimeno, Orchestre Philharmonique Luxembourg [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 5/May/2017 ] "a welcome addition to the catalogue…[his] interpretation is pleasingly unaffected and he communicates a genuine affection for the piece, culminating in a particularly exciting performance of the finale" Gramophone |
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Haenchen/Netherlands Po
Mahler:sym No.5 In C# Minor [ Pentatone / Hybrid SACD - released 9/Dec/2002 ] |
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BELLINI / MOLIQUE / MOSCHELES / RIETZ / VIVALDI
Oboe Concertos Heinz Holliger (oboe) Aurele Nicolet (flute) / Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra / Eliahu Nicolet [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] "..the Philips engineers had perfected their micing to achieve the utmost realism and naturalness in discrete four-channel recording." --John Sunier, audiophile auditio |
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J. S. BACH / ANTONIO VIVALDI
Bach/Vivaldi: Oboe Concertos Heinz Holliger (oboe) / English Chamber Orchestra / Raymond Leppard [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Nov/2008 ] These ground breaking performances are now available in PentaTone's unique RQR series. The playing by Heinz Holliger in the Oboe Concertos is surely the bench mark by which all others must be judged. |
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VIVALDI
8 Concerti per violino Savatore Accardo (violin) / I Musici [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] After his Op. 6, Vivaldi´s concertos consist, almost without exception, of three movements (fast - slow - fast) and only a few works are preceded by a slow introduction. |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Piano Sonata in A D959 / Six Moments Musicauz D780 Martin Helmchen (piano) [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/May/2009 ] "…such is the strength and poetic commitment of Helmchen's playing that he already makes comparison irrelevant. And if I was to single out one awe-inspiring moment it would be the Andantino from the Sonata, naturally paced, enviably poised and... |
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Helmchen/Orch De La Suisse Rom
D'indy/Saint-Saens/Chausson: P [ Pentatone / Hybrid SACD - released 17/Oct/2011 ] |
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Helmchen/Orchestre Philharmoni
Schumann/Dvorak: Piano Concert [ Pentatone / SACD - released 9/Nov/2009 ] |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Symphony No. 1 / Tragic Overture Herbert Blomstedt , Gewandhausorchester Leipzig [ Pentatone / CD - released 25/Sep/2020 ] "this is a splendid and inspiring disc, and it can't be recommended too strongly" BBC Five Stars |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Symphony No. 2 / Academic Festival Overture Herbert Blomstedt , Gewandhausorchester Leipzig [ Pentatone / CD - released 25/Sep/2020 ] "With glowing playing throughout from the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra it's hard not to enjoy this affectionate and superbly recorded new version." Five Stars BBC Music Magazine Orchestral Choice June 2021 |
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Holland Baroque
Bachs Königin! [ Pentatone / CD - released 3/Feb/2023 ] Holland Baroque presents Bachs Königin, an album full of masterful organ works by J.S. Bach, transcribed for the orchestra by Judith and Tineke Steenbrink. These creative interpretations add unique colours and a fresh spirit to baroque monuments.... |
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GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN
Telemann: Polonoise Holland Baroque & Aisslinn Nosky [ Pentatone / CD - released 15/Jan/2021 ] The players of Holland Baroque continue their PENTATONE journey with Polonoise, a programme for curious listeners who want to discover a different side of Telemann. His manuscript Danses d'Polonie (TWV 45), in which he wrote down the dance music he... |